industrial ship
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Industrial ships are vessels designed to perform an industrial process at sea. Examples include fishing fleet mother ships that process fish, floating oil drilling rigs built in ship form, and ships used for incinerating hazardous industrial waste. These ships are often identifiable by the specialized structures needed for their function, such as incinerators and discharge stacks. The broader category of ships includes cargo carriers, passenger carriers, service vessels, and miscellaneous non-commercial vessels.1
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